Hunwick traded to Colorado

Matt Hunwick had been traded to the Colorado Avalanche. In return the Bruins will receive defenseman Colby Cohen. Colby is a 6’2” 200 pound right handed shooting defenseman. A former second round pick out of Boston University, Cohen is expected to join Providence when he arrives to the Bruins organization.

With this trade, expect Adam McQuaid to be in the lineup as the 6th defenseman. Another potential move could be calling up Matt Kampfer or Matt Bartkowski, who were both impressive in training camp. With Marc Savard’s return on the horizon, shedding Hunwick’s 1.45 million salary may be the first of many moves in attempts to get Savard and Sturm back on the team and under the cap.

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110 Responses to Hunwick traded to Colorado

Love the trade! One of the weakest links gone and a promising Dman + enough cap space to get Savvy back.
Nice move Chia….this also gets me thinking that there may be a larger move down the road to get a guy like Yandle as Hunwick was the closest to a PMD that they had.
To all of the Hunwick lovers out there, McQuaid will fill his spot and then some.
Nice fight Hunwick but it wasn’t meant to be.

Sounds like Chiarelli robbed another team (coming from someone who knows the Avs.
I did like Hunwick to an extent but from reading this and other background on Cohen, sounds like hes solid with a hell of a shot.

After seeing Cohen play at BU when he would play UVM at the Gut (If you don’t what that is or where UVM is you don’t know jack about College Hockey History or current Bruins Goaltending) and this kid is going to be GOOD. He’s got an absolute monsterly heavy shot

Hunwick had a decent run when he first came up, but he’s still too easily knocked off the puck and all too frequently coughs it up in the neutral zone or in the defensive zone. Both are horrible things to hear about defensemen. I think MCquaid will step in and do a great job and at least be able to hold his own against guys in the corners. Batrkowski will probably get the call up for the 7th man or they’ll just pull him up as needed. I have confidence in our 6th and 7th D-men now. I couldn’t say that 48 hours ago. So I think Peter made out like a bandit and pulled some black magic hexes out of his Harvard bag to make the GM for the Av’s go for this. But again, I’m happy it worked out for us.

I’m hoping with Krejcis vision and Seguins speed, it could have the potential to be a fast and potent line. I think this could be what Ryder and the Bruins need, assuming (hopefully) they demote Sturm. I feel bad saying that….maybe he has gas left and will come back strong and Ryder should go, who knows….It’s not saying much, but he will be gone next year, he is cheaper than Ryder and was the leading scorer last year.

I think the Bruins will be alright once savard gets back to his old self! With him in the Lineup the B’s will have soo much flexibility! I dont even care about sturm, As long as Saavy comes back healthy! Mind you a healthy sturm is great as he can score goals in bunches when he’s hot!!

The bruins biggest problem is Big Slow solid Dmen who are good at playing physical but lack Puck Moving abilities. Hunwick was the closest thing they had to a a true PMD.

I have always had a feeling that a true PMD would augment chara and turn him into a force on the ice(if you played them together). This must be the first in a line of moves for the team. I believe Kaberle and Yandle are likely targets but I am unsure of the other potential PMD around the league that could be moved.

Ryder and Paille also need to go. Love paille but my friends who only play pondhockey once a year have better hands and Ryder is bad for the team. He is Juliens Pet and a non factor 85% of the time. His unfocused and undetermined play brings down whatever line he is on and he can deflate the team in a way that I thought only wideman was capable of.

Team needs a bit of a gutjob 2new defenseman 1 new forward like an Upshall type. Not expensive or great but good and tons of effort/heart.

Its a good point….I would love to see Buff on this team…..he would be an amazing Bruin. Not sure what would lure him out of there…..is he a RFA or UFA at years end?
Would they have to trade for him?
If they have to trade I would throw whatever picks and prospects at them.

#4, I agree the biggest priority for this team should be a PMD, and im sure it is. I disagree with a ‘gutjob’ though. No need for another forward or radical changes outside of the PMD and whats necessary for cap purposes. Hopefully the other cap deals happen very soon so the locker room can re-stabilise itself.

Seguin may be loaned for to the Canadian Junior team to clear up cap space for 3-4 weeks to make room for Sturm…might be a good idea to showcase Sturm for a trade. I’m sure Sequin wouldn’t mind the hiatis to accomplish something he hasn’t had the chance to do before ..play and win at the World Jrs…as a side point…..maybe he could scout out some of the talent that he could be playing with when the Bruins select high off Toronto’s pick next year! win win win situation

there is an absolute ZERO chance this happens…where the fuck do you guys get this shit…why ON EARTH would they “loan” one of their soon to be premier players who is ALREADY IN OUR LINEUP to a national tournament where his chances of injury increase ten-fold due to younger need-to-prove-myself juniors playng their hearts out like it’s their last game on earth.

This kid cracked our roster and that’s where he is staying…no questions asked…the cap space cleared by his “temporary leave” is pro-rated at 850,000 for the year. bonuses do not count for cap-relief…so lets figure that out, shall we??

simple math dictates that based on an 82 game schedule lasting 28 weeks, Seguins salary is roughly $30,357 a week.

with your amazing idea, the Bruins would “shed” approx. 90,000 to 120,000 for the duration of the junior tournament.

that should buy us about 4 bags of pucks and a few pairs of skates…thanks for comin out….

I disagree, outside of the injury concern, it can only help his development. He’s not doing much with us right now, playing only abot 13 mins a night, give him a chance to shine in an international tourny, could be a huge confidence boost.

Not anger…just frustration…and after some digging, I also found these rumours…but I’m telling you…this doesn’t happen…and IF IT DOES…it is simply because Seguin has REQUESTED it, NOT to clear a miniscule amount of cap space.

BTW anyone else notice that Ryder is responsible for a majority of Seguins goals…some crazy passes!!!…They look good together out there….never thought I’d say that about Ryder…lol

Guys… This trade is great. The term “puck moving defenseman” is the most overrated, overused term in hockey. Was ray bourque a pmd? How ’bout bobby? Did anyone know wtf a pmd was in those eras? Is the puck moving when it comes off chara”s stick at over 105mph? In every sport, tough defense wins championships…. Not puck moving defensemen. Our defense just became stronger. Nice job chia.. AGAIN!

Pmd are definitely important for the transition game but it doesn’t have to be a Duncan Keith type defenseman that does it with his feet. Having defensemen that make a great first pass out of the zone are just as valuable. With the addition of Seidenberg last year I feel alot better about this team’s transition game than before we had him. And on the PP we have guys like Krejci and Seguin that can loop back to carry it up the ice so it’s not that big of a deal.

We still aren’t a very good team with our transition game but it’s not like it’s awful.

PMD is definately not an overrated term, especially with the elimination of the two-line pass and less hooking and holding going on. By my count Chicago had 4 of them last year. Pitt and Det had their share too in their cup years. And yes, Bourque could be characterized as a PMD. Watch the archives and see the transition passing he was capable of. Of course, Bourque could do everything though.

My thinking is that Krejci and Seguins passes will due better to set up horton one timers. While lucic opens up space for Bergeron so he spends less time in the Corners. Marchand has played well so he gets a chance on the top2.

Caron-Wheeler should cover up for ryder’s show-ornoshow attitude and lack of defensive positioning.. They also forecheck well and should create onetimers for ryder.

Paille-Campbell-Thornton shouldnt see the ice much except for a staged Thorny fight and Campbell on pk/defensive zone faceoffs.

I’d love to see Seguin on the first line.
i still think that McGratts with Thornton would help. Philly is very tough and to have McGratts fight Shelly and then Thornton can fight whoever….it just frees up Chara and Lucic to do more important shit. They need to play tough and physical to be the team at the start of the season.

Did u guys notice that every one of our defensemen moved the puck at some point tonight. 6 pmd.. What more could we ask for?!? Great trade chia. Pmd= stupid, overrated term. No one makes the nhl if they can’t make an outlet pass.

I’m going to Canada vs. Sweden WJC over the Christmas holidays so it’s possible I’ll get to see the top 5 prospects in the draft (and one future Bruin) play: definitely Larsson, Landeskog and Couturier, and maybe Nugent-Hopkins and Murphy.

On a side note I heard that Seguin will play with savard tonight or Sat! They like the fact that he has speed and a shot like kessel did playing on the right side with Saavy! What do you guys think of that pairing?

Couple of notes from last night: Timmy was incredible, sometimes he looks out of whack but he always gets the job done…. Boychuk had his best game of the year in my opinion…. Anybody else notice Mcquaid didnt play at all in the 3rd? Looks like they arent quite ready to trust him in the tight ones…. I thought Campbell was steady and consistent throughout last night, Krejci very good in the faceoff circle…. Kudos to the coaches for recognizing the flaws in Phillys PK coverage (having the forwards pressure high on the wings when opponents are moving the puck up). Having someone swing underneath thru the middle for the entry pass opened up the zone….. Refs were ridiculously one way with the calls, how many holding non-calls did you count?…

Good Bye Marco. I hope you enjoy LA. You were one of my favorite bruins for the last few years and I know I may have bashed you here and there but anyone who misses 100X breakaways in a row deserves it.(at least a bit)

Heres to your good health and to hoping your knees hold up I wish you well in LA.

What do people think about if New Jersey keeps falling making a deal for Andy Greene? He will be a UFA, is cap-friendly THIS year and a PMD? Im guessing it would cost a Max Suave or Hamill, a prospect on the cusp of the NHL. Tear apart this proposal as you like….